wannagofishin
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2005
- Messages
- 159
Well, I got tired of fishing from the bank and decided to find me a boat. A friend down the street had a 14' jon boat with a 25 Merc, trolling motor, and Eagle depth finder. The engine wouldn't run ever since he loaned it to a friend. I had a Winchester Model 94 rifle I was trying to sell and we made a trade, even up.<br /><br />I noticed the idle adjustment screw was missing so I went to the local marine store and got a new screw, carb rebuild kit, gas tank and fuel line, and a couple of new tires for the trailer. After the rebuild, I couldn't get it to stay running but with some help from laddies, the problem was solved. <br /><br />I got her to the river Saturday and spent 4 hours just cruising around and she never missed a beat! She leaks a little from a loose rivet but She has a small Rule bilge pump so no problem and I'll get that fixed in a few days. She's pretty well equipped for a jon boat. I used to have an old Bayliner sailboat and kept some of the stuff when I sold it. The jon has a Magellen Color Trac GPS, Uniden handheld VHF, Olin signal kit, bow and stern lights, and the aforementioned items. The GPS told me we were going 23.1 MPH WOT with 3 adults on board!<br /><br />Growing up on the Eastern Shore, (Maryland/Delaware) I am surrounded by water. Along with the numerous rivers, lakes, and ponds, we have the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. I've been around boats most of my life. I've owned a small punt, 17' canoe, 16' Chincoteague scowl, racing airboat, the 21' sailboat, and two 14' jon boats. Oh yeah, when I was 14, I had a 23' workboat powered by a 7hp Johnson outboard. (It did every bit of 3 mph!) <br /><br />I do outdoors video now and am working on getting a television program into production. I also do video for the local non-profit organizations that is broadcast on our local access channel. <br /><br />I've been reading some of the posts here and it seems to be a pretty diverse group, especially politically. It's been fun reading the SHT and the Dockside Chats.<br /><br />If there are any of you living here on the Shore, give me a shout. Maybe we can get together to do some fishing, crabbing, or just cruising.<br /><br />Dan
